According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for fresh vegetables were 1,707.75% higher in 2021 versus 1947 (a $341.55 difference in value).
Between 1947 and 2021: Fresh vegetables experienced an average inflation rate of 3.99% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, fresh vegetables costing $20 in the year 1947 would cost $361.55 in 2021 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.39% during this same period, inflation for fresh vegetables was higher.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Fresh vegetables:
| Year | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| CPI | 19.000 | 20.667 | 20.592 | 19.633 | 22.592 | 27.083 | 23.458 | 22.375 | 23.708 | 25.758 | 25.108 | 26.533 | 26.308 | 27.058 | 25.550 | 26.833 | 27.150 | 30.708 | 32.775 | 32.875 | 32.633 | 34.783 | 36.775 | 39.375 | 40.433 | 43.042 | 52.367 | 56.067 | 55.767 | 58.217 | 65.250 | 70.550 | 72.667 | 79.475 | 93.775 | 93.925 | 97.917 | 108.017 | 103.358 | 107.767 | 121.700 | 129.258 | 143.292 | 150.875 | 154.308 | 157.967 | 168.475 | 172.408 | 192.975 | 189.000 | 194.525 | 215.708 | 209.317 | 219.475 | 230.633 | 245.333 | 250.517 | 261.092 | 271.783 | 284.383 | 293.515 | 310.006 | 299.350 | 305.460 | 322.436 | 305.956 | 320.425 | 316.337 | 321.355 | 321.419 | 321.204 | 324.755 | 337.117 | 345.833 | 343.472 |
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Fresh vegetables, over time, for $20 beginning in 1947. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1947 | $20.00 | - |
| 1948 | $21.75 | 8.77% |
| 1949 | $21.68 | -0.36% |
| 1950 | $20.67 | -4.65% |
| 1951 | $23.78 | 15.07% |
| 1952 | $28.51 | 19.88% |
| 1953 | $24.69 | -13.38% |
| 1954 | $23.55 | -4.62% |
| 1955 | $24.96 | 5.96% |
| 1956 | $27.11 | 8.65% |
| 1957 | $26.43 | -2.52% |
| 1958 | $27.93 | 5.68% |
| 1959 | $27.69 | -0.85% |
| 1960 | $28.48 | 2.85% |
| 1961 | $26.89 | -5.57% |
| 1962 | $28.25 | 5.02% |
| 1963 | $28.58 | 1.18% |
| 1964 | $32.32 | 13.11% |
| 1965 | $34.50 | 6.73% |
| 1966 | $34.61 | 0.31% |
| 1967 | $34.35 | -0.74% |
| 1968 | $36.61 | 6.59% |
| 1969 | $38.71 | 5.73% |
| 1970 | $41.45 | 7.07% |
| 1971 | $42.56 | 2.69% |
| 1972 | $45.31 | 6.45% |
| 1973 | $55.12 | 21.67% |
| 1974 | $59.02 | 7.07% |
| 1975 | $58.70 | -0.54% |
| 1976 | $61.28 | 4.39% |
| 1977 | $68.68 | 12.08% |
| 1978 | $74.26 | 8.12% |
| 1979 | $76.49 | 3.00% |
| 1980 | $83.66 | 9.37% |
| 1981 | $98.71 | 17.99% |
| 1982 | $98.87 | 0.16% |
| 1983 | $103.07 | 4.25% |
| 1984 | $113.70 | 10.31% |
| 1985 | $108.80 | -4.31% |
| 1986 | $113.44 | 4.27% |
| 1987 | $128.11 | 12.93% |
| 1988 | $136.06 | 6.21% |
| 1989 | $150.83 | 10.86% |
| 1990 | $158.82 | 5.29% |
| 1991 | $162.43 | 2.28% |
| 1992 | $166.28 | 2.37% |
| 1993 | $177.34 | 6.65% |
| 1994 | $181.48 | 2.33% |
| 1995 | $203.13 | 11.93% |
| 1996 | $198.95 | -2.06% |
| 1997 | $204.76 | 2.92% |
| 1998 | $227.06 | 10.89% |
| 1999 | $220.33 | -2.96% |
| 2000 | $231.03 | 4.85% |
| 2001 | $242.77 | 5.08% |
| 2002 | $258.25 | 6.37% |
| 2003 | $263.70 | 2.11% |
| 2004 | $274.83 | 4.22% |
| 2005 | $286.09 | 4.09% |
| 2006 | $299.35 | 4.64% |
| 2007 | $308.96 | 3.21% |
| 2008 | $326.32 | 5.62% |
| 2009 | $315.11 | -3.44% |
| 2010 | $321.54 | 2.04% |
| 2011 | $339.41 | 5.56% |
| 2012 | $322.06 | -5.11% |
| 2013 | $337.29 | 4.73% |
| 2014 | $332.99 | -1.28% |
| 2015 | $338.27 | 1.59% |
| 2016 | $338.34 | 0.02% |
| 2017 | $338.11 | -0.07% |
| 2018 | $341.85 | 1.11% |
| 2019 | $354.86 | 3.81% |
| 2020 | $364.03 | 2.59% |
| 2021 | $361.55 | -0.68%* |